Type-setting machine.



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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.25.1913.

1 1 97,847. Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES Par HENRY C. OSBORN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TD THE AMERICAN MULTIGRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TYPE-SETTING MACHINE.

Application filed August 25,

To all "whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. OSBORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, inthe county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Type-Setting Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, rain.

1913. Serial No. 786,447.

any gate to the assemblage line. Fig. 17 is a front elevation of a portion of the type case equipped with an endless belt, for transporting the type. Fig. '18 is a plan of the construction shown in Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a left hand end view of this construction.

Fig. 20 is a plan of the mechanism shown in Fig. 18, showing the parts concerned in operating the escapement.

Fig. 21 is a frag- The object of this invention is to provide?v mentary front elevation of a portion of the a simple and ellicient machine for the rapid iassemblage of type in composed form, un-

' line.

My invention comprehends such features broadly, and also the more particular adaptation thereof, hereinafter described.

The drawings show my invention adapted for use with short grooved type.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a left hand end view thereof. Fig. 3 is vertical section adjacent to the right hand end of the type case proper, some of the parts being broken away. Fig. at is an enlarged rear view of the machine with the center portion broken out. Fig. 5

is an enlarged front elevation of a portion of the case near the lower left hand c0rner.- Fig. (3 is a similar front elevation, near the lower right hand corner. Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of a portion of the key board, ,sectioned on the line 77 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the gates. Fig. i) is a vertical cross section near the discharge end of a channel, showing one of the gates, its operating mechanism and propelling means. Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of one of the gates and a portion of its operating bar. Fig. 11 is an'end View of the structure shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a plan of mechanism for turning a rotary brush against the type. Figs. 13 to 16 are views of various portions of an air tube for blowing the type along its race way from type-case shown in Fig. 17.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 1, 1 indicates the bed-plate of the machine from which rise a pair of standards 2 and 3 which constitute the end members of the type-case proper. Between these standards is'shown a suitable cross plate 6 reinforced by webs 1 and having a base portion 5. This crossstructure (which may be made skeleton, if desired) carries upright rails 8 which leave between themchannels 9 for holding type grooved on their opposite sides. These rails are preferably of an I form in cross section, and the type (some of which are shown in the drawings at T) may if desired, be of the form shown in Patent No. 836,026.

Near the right'hand end of themachine I provide means for carrying a railed segment or other device, into which type may be assembled. Such segment is shown in Fig. 1, at 10. It may be similar to the segment shown, described and claimed in application No. 132,777 of H. C. Gammeter, and may be removed and mounted directly on a Multigraph or printing machine, as desired. As shown in Fig. 1, this segment is resting on and secured to a pair of rings 11 and l2, which are mounted on a rotary shaft, journaled in the end member 3 and a standard 17. One of the rings shown, is provided with a gear 18 with which meshes a pinion 19 on a short shaft having a hand wheel 20. This furnishes means for rotat ing the segment step by step, to bring successive channels into operative position, that is the position of the channel in Fig. 1. The hand wheel may be locked by suitable mechanism, as for example that claimed in Patent No. 1052910. A. crank 21, on the shaft carrying the segment, enables the deing channels 9, as hereinafter explained. It

may be stated at this point that I prefer to use one key for two channels by means of a suitable shift, as will be well understood.

Adjacent to the lower end of each channel 9, is a gate which normally blocks the exit from the channel, and supports the column of type therein, but when operated by the key extracts from the channel the lowermost type. This gate consists of a cylindrical head 35, having a diainetric groove or chan nel 36, enlarged at its inner portion and thus adapted to receive from the channel 9, type grooved on their opposite sides. lhese gates stand one beneath each channel, normally with their grooves extending in a horizon tal direction. Such grooves are therefore normally alined and constitute a delivery chan- 1101 for the released type. hen a gate is turned a quarter of a turn its channel 36 alines with the corresponding channel 9 of the 'ase, and the lowermost type in such channel. of the case then drops into the groove; then a quarter turn of the gate back to normal position, brings the type into alinement with the delivery channel provided by the series of gates. Accordingly the operation of assembling the type, is to turn the gates a quarter turn in one direction, and then a quarter turn the other direction, and to successively transport the type, thus brought down, to the assemblage position.

To give the gates the required quarter turn, from the depression of corresponding keys, I provide the following mechanism: Each gate has a cylindrical shank 38, by which the gate is ournaled in a suitable sup port. The rear of this shank is made tubular, by a central bore 39, and through this tubular portion are out two notches a1 and 42, at right angles to each other, and offset one from the other. Coacting with these notches, is a bar 45, which has one tongue l6 adapted to coact with the notch ll, from below upwardly, and another tongue L7, adapted to coact with the notch $2 from above downwardly.

Normally the gate and operating bar are in the position shown in Fig. 9, and in this position, the tongue 47 occupies the notch 42 and, lying against the flat face thereof, holds the gate against turning in either di rection. Now when the bar is moved up wardly, the tongue L7 releases the gate, and at the same time, the tongue l6 comes onto the near edge of the flattened portion 41, and rocks the gate a quarter turn. hen so rocked the flattened face d1, becomes vertical and the tongue to moves alongside of it and locks the gate against turning. This brings the parts into the position shown in Figs. 8, l0 and 11. lVhen the bar is lowered the operation is reversed, and the gate is turned back to original position and locked in this position by the tongue e7. Accordingly, by the means of these two parts, (gate and bar) I provide a gate which is normally locked, with its channel in horizontal posi tion, which may be turned to bring its channcl into alincnient with the type channel and locked in this position: then returned to its original position and again locked.

The various keys, 50, of the key board 30, have levers 51, extending rearwardly and mounted on a cross rod T he rear end 53 of these levers extends beneath the turning bars -15. Between the tails of the levers and the lower ends of the raising bars are distance blocks 55, whereby the depression of a lever will raise the corresponding bar. To enable the same key lever to raise either of two bars, I cause the distance blocks 55 to stand beneath either of two adjacent bars 45. To accomplish this, I provide, on the lower ends of the-bars i5, alternate tongues 56 and 57, the former of which is over the distance block when it is in its foremost position, and the latter of which is over the same block when in its rearmost position. Accordingly, the shifting of the distance block determines which of two adjacent bars is elevated when the key is depressed, and therefore which of two adjacent channels is released by the operation of the key.

The distance blocks 55, referred to, are preferably made in the form of rollers, mounted on the forward ends of arms 60, which are carried on a cross bar 61 mounted in a suitable universal yoke 62. This yoke is pivoted at (33 and has a forwardly extending arm (34, which is connected by a link 65 with the shift key G6similar to the key bars 51 except at the rear. Accordingly, when the shift key is operated, the yoke is swung to carry the distance roller 55 beneath the rear set of tongues 57 of the raising bars. hen the pressure of the shift key is removed, the spring 7 returns the distance pieces to normal position.

When a gate is swung to allow a type of a channel above it to drop into the gate, it is necessary to prevent all of the type except the lowermost, from dropping into the gate. One way of accomplishing this, is to put an apron 70, (Figs. 3 and l) across the inachine, which is adapted to engage the next to the bottom. type, whenever a. key is pressed. this, will be hereinafter described. The apron 70, is shoved forwardly by a bar 71, which is adapted to be engaged by a setscrew 72, on an arm 73, extending from a rock shaft Tl, on which is mounted the universal bar 75, overhanging all of the turn ing bars Accordingly, whenever a key is depressed, the bar 45 is raised, the universal bar is also raised. and the apron is swung forwardly to engage beneath the next to the bottom type, in each channel. This allows the bottommost type only to drop into Another means of accomplishing the gate which is presented opposite that channel.

When the type is in the gate, and the pressure on the finger key is removed, the springs 78 (anchored to the stationary pins 79) return the universal bar to normal position, and this shoves down the raised turn ing bar, turning back the gate to its normal position, thereby turning the type into the horizontal channel provided by the alined gates. The same action returns the key lever, and the spring 77 returns the bar 71 released by the set screw 72) and this re turns the apron 70.

lVhen the type received in one of the gates, has been turned into alinement with the horizontal channel, provided by the series of gates, it is immediately carried through such channel, to the receiving channel of the segment or type-holder 10. I have shown in the drawings, two alternative means for so transporting the type. In Figs. 1 to 16, inclusive, this means consists of an air blast suitably directed and discharged, while in Figs. 17 to 21, inclusive, the transporting means consists of an endless belt.

Referring first, to the air-blast transporter, 80 indicates a suitable tube, connected by a hose 81 or otherwise, with a source of compressed air. The tube 80, has a series of branch pipes, bending and terminating in discharge nozzles adjacent to the gates. The first of these nozzles 82, Figs. 1, 13 and 14, discharges directly, horizontally beyond the gate which is at the left hand end of the case and blows the air through the channel provided by the several gates. The other branch nozzles 83, Figs. 1, 9, 15 and 16 discharge diagonally, rearwardly and toward the right, directly in front of the channel of the gates. The original blast therefore, from the nozzle 82, is replenished by the blast from the nozzles 88, with the result that a continuous stream of air is keptpassing from the left to the right, along the gate channel, sufficient to propel any released type to the end of the channel.

84- indicates a suitable curved guard or shield, which may be employed to confine the air about the pipe 80 and the nozzles 82 and 83. This guard is omitted, for clearness of illustration, in Fig. 1. It is shown in section in Fig. 9, and it is to be under stood that it extends length-wise of the tube 80 practically through out its length. It is removable to allow access to the nozzles, type or gates, being retained normally in place by spring clamps 85 secured to the front of the frame.

At the extreme right of the case, I may provide a rotary brush 86 which acts on the type, and continues its advancement from the gate channel across a channel of the frame to the channel provided by the type holder or segment 10. This brush is shown as mounted on a shaft 87, provided with a ratchet wheel 88, with which a rock arm 89 coacts. This arm is pivotally connected with a rock shaft 90 and is drawn toward the ratchet wheel by a spring 91. The rock shaft has its bearing in a portion 92 of the frame. On the other end of the rock shaft is a rock arm 9% with which coacts a pushrod, 95 which stands in front of an adjust- 75 able screw 96, on the arm 97, secured to the rock shaft 71 of the universal bar 75. Accordingly, whenever a key is depressed to raise one of the turning bars 15, that bar, through the universal bar 75, rocks the rock 80 shaft 7& (as heretofore explained, in connection with the movement of the apron 70) and this moves the rock arm 89 to turn the ratchet wheel, to spin the brush 85, and thus advance the type into the segment. 85

In place of the compressed air transportation-means shown, I may employ the endless belt, shown in Figs. 17 to 19 inclusive. This belt is shown as a coiled spring 100, lying in a horizontal plane, and passing around two pulleys 101, and 102, these pulleys being mounted between two horizontal plates 103 and 104:. The position of these parts is such that the rear reach of the belt lies directly in front of the channel of 95 gates. On the belt is clamped a block 105 which is in position to engage the head of any type in the gate channel, and advance it toward the right, the belt being driven in this direction, by suitable means, lot as for example a belt 107, running on a pulley 108, which is rigid on the shaft on which the pulley 102 is secured. The block 105 is normally intercepted and locked by an escapement bar 110. 105

The escapement bar is of the form shown in Fig. 19. It is pivoted adjacent to its center, at 111, and has two upturned portions 112 and 113, which may stand behind the rear reach of the belt and in front 110 of the front reach, as shown in Figs. 18 and 19, and engage the block 105. The normal position is shown in Figs. 18 and 19, where the block 105 engages the forward end 113 of the escapement bar. The escapement bar 110' is connected with the universal bar 75, heretofore referred to, so that every time a key is depressed the escapement is rocked to re lease the belt at 113 and catch it at 112 after the block has traveled around the outer portion of the pulley 101. Then on the elevation of the key the arm 112 releases the block and the belt carries the block to the right along the front of the gate-channel, thus carrying the type in any gate into the receiving holder.

Figs. 19 and 20 show the mechanism for rocking the escapement, namely: a rock arm 115, on the shaft 74; a link 116 connecting this rock arm with a rock arm 117 on a rock shaft 118; this latter rock shaft having a rock arm 119, which extends beneath, and may engage and elevate, the escapement bar 110. A spring 120, tends to keep the es capement bar down against the rock arm 110. lVhen the belt is locked, the pulley 102, simply slips within it.

In place of the apron 7 0 stopping the neXt to the bottom type and supporting the super-incumbent ones, when the bottom type is released, I may substitute mechanism to engage and support the whole column of type when the type is dropped into a gate, until the gate is turned sufliciently to support the column above the released type. Mechanism for this purpose is shown in Figs. 17 and 21 and consists of a bar 125 which has teeth 126 on its upper edge, and is slidable and raisable to bring the teeth into position to engage the under side of any released type head, and allow the column of type to drop only the thickness of a single type. In Fig. 17, the bar 125 is shown in its normal position, where it is retained by a spring 127. The bar has slots 128 inclining downwardly and then horizontally and into these slots extend stationary screws or pins 129. The rock shaft 118 is provided with an arm 130, adapted to engage a shoulder on the bar 125, and draw it to the left, when the shaft 118 is rocked. This movement elevates the bar 125 into the portion shown in Fig. 21 where its teeth allow just space enough-for one type to pass into a gate. One of such type is shown at T.

The left hand. edges of the teeth 126 are preferably beveled, as shown at 135. Now when the gate is turned a quarter turn in the right hand direction, this draws the bar 125 into the position shown in Fig. 21, and the type in the channel above the release gate, drop the distance of one type, so that the bottom type as shown at T comes into such gate, resting on the tooth 126 beneath it. Now as the key rises, the spring 127 draws the bar first horizontally and then downwardly (due to the shape of the slot 128) and while this is taking place, the gate is rocking in the left hand direction, so that the type turns with its under face on the corner of the incline of the tooth and comes into the space provided between this tooth and the next tooth. The tooth holds the tvpe elevated until the gate has turned sufficiently to support the column of type above the lowermost type. Then the bar 125, returns to normal idle position, and the gate completes its movement of a quarter turn, bringing the type into alinement with the channel of the successive gates.

I have shown herein type having bodies of constant thickness runningwise, such as are used for typewriter characters. If it be desired to use type of varying thickness (like printers type) it is easily accomplished by making the teeth 126 of varying height, so that when the bar 125 is raised the space between each tooth and the bottom of the corresponding channel of the case, will be equal to the thickness of the type that channel is designed to carry.

It is desirablev to provide means to prevent more than one key being depressed at a time. A suitable device for this purpose is shown in Fig. 7 and consists of a series of adjacent plates, 1-10 extending in a plane crosswise of the key levers and pivoted at their lower ends, and having an aggregate space between them suflicient to allow the depression of one key lever. The plates have their upper corners removed, as shown in Fig. 7, to provide a beveled recess en abling any key to be moved downwardly and shove the adjacent plates apart, but when such plates are shoved apart, they shove all the others and take up the looseness, so that no other key may be depressed. As shown, I have pivoted these plates by providing them with partially circular heads 1 12, which seat in correspondingly shaped recesses, in the stationary bar 143. A. suitable bar 144, secured to and. overhanging the bar 143, holds these plates in place.

In operation, the channels 9 of my type case are filled with type, each channel having type of a single character, and that character corresponding to the key which coacts with the channel. Preferably upper and lower case type of the same character are used in channels which are operated by a single key, under the control of the shift. When it is desired to assemble type on a holder or segment 10, the same is put on the skeleton drum 11, 12 and locked in place with the first receiving channel opposite the channel of the gates. Then compressed air is supplied to the pipe 80 or power to the wheel 107 according to which form of transportation mechanism is employed. Then it is simply necessary to depress the desired keys successively, to cause the assemblage of the corresponding type, in the receiving channel 25 of the segment.

When the assemblage channel 25 is filled, the segment is turned one notch by the hand wheel 20 and the operation continued. WVhen a page form has thus been assembled on the segment, a proof may very conveniently be taken from it. To accomplish this, I may simply turn back the lever 2e carrying the hand wheel 20 and pinion 19, operate the crank 21, and feed between the segment and its platen 23, a sheet of paper and a carbon sheetan easy and convenient means to receive an impression. Errors may thus be quickly located.

Corrections may be conveniently made by placing the channel having the error in accessible position; sliding out into a suitable holder the proper portion of the line; removing the improper portion; then resetting by the keys, into the channel, the desired substituted character or characters, and then returning the proper portion of the removed line.

Any suitable means may be employed to distribute type into the type case from the top or the case may be filled by hand. The entire construction of type case and assemblage mechanism described is comparatively simple and it operates to assemble type with great rapidity. The assembled form may then be transferred as a unit to the printing press, or the assemblage may be directly onto the press as illustrated by the printing couple shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a set of type holders ar ranged in a plane, and a set of individual gates at the ends thereof adapted to turn about parallel individual axes which are transverse to the plane of the holders, there being a common channel extending cross wise of the machine into registration with which any gate may move the corresponding type.

2. The combination with a series of type holders side by side in a plane, of a series of individual gates therefor movable within said plane and adapted to aline to make a deliveryway within said plane.

3. The combination with a series of type holders standing in a common plane, of a series of individual gates having grooves, and means for moving said gates while their grooves remain in said plane, whereby said grooves are adapted to aline with the type holders or aline with each other to make a common delivery channel.

t. The combination of a series of parallel rails providing type holders, and a series of individual gates, each gate being provided with an undercut groove adapted to aline with. the space between adjacent rails or turned to aline with a channel provided by the grooves of the other gates.

5. The combination of a series of type holders side by side in a plane, and a series of normally alining individual gates there for, each adapted to make a quarter turn within said plane in one direction and back into alinement with each other.

6. The combination, with a series of type channels side by side in a plane, of a series of individual gates, each adapted to make a quarter turn within said plane to aline with the corresponding channel or aline with each other to form therewith a common delivery channel transversely of the gates.

7 The combination of a series of up-" rlght type holders, a series of lndividual ing a cylindrical head provided with a diametric groove, and means for giving said gates a quarter turn about an axis transverse to the series of typeholders whereby they may aline with their respective channels orwith each other to provide a common delivery channel.

8. The combination, with a planary series of parallel overhanging rails providing type channels, of a series of coacting gates, each having an undercut diametric groove, and means for giving said gates a quarter turn within the plane of the type channels, whereby they may aline with the respective type channels, and a quarter turn back again whereby they may aline with eachother.

9. In amachine of the character described, the combination of a set of type holders, a set of individual gates therefor adapted to turn about individual parallel axes and provide a common channel crosswise of the machine, and means for transporting the type along said common channel.

10. The combination of a series of typeholders in a plane, a series of individual, gates therefor movable while in the plane of the typeholders and adapted to aline in such plane to provide a common channel, and means for transporting the type along said common channel.

11. The combination of a planary series of type channels, a series of individual gates having grooves, said grooves being adapted to aline with the respective channels or be turned in the plane of the type channels to aline with each other to make a common channel, and means for transporting the type along such common channel.

12. The combination of a series of parallel overhanging rails, a series of individual gates, each gate being provided with an undercut groove adapted to aline with the space between adjacent rails or turned to aline with a delivery channel provided by the grooves of the other gates, and means for transporting the type along such delivery channel.

' 18. The combination of a series of type holders, a series of individual gates therefor mounted on parallel axes transverse to the typeholders, each adapted to make a quarter turn in one direction to register with the respective holders and back to deliver the type horizontally, and means for transporting the type when so delivered by the gates.

14:. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates each adapted to make a quarter turn about an individual axis to aline with the respective channels or aline with each other forming a common channel transversely of the gates and inthe same plane with said type channels, and means for transporting the type along such common channel.

gates below .the respective holders each haw-i 15. The combination of a series of upright type channels, a series of oscillatory individual. gates below the respective channels having their axes parallel and transverse to the channels and each provided with a head having a diametric groove, means for giving said gates a quarter turn whereby they may aline with their respective channels or with each other to provide a common delivery channel, and means for transporting the type along the delivery channel.

16. The combination of a series of parallel overhanging rails providing type channels, a series of coaeting gates each having an undercut diametric groove, means for giving said gates a quarter turn whereby they may aline with the respective type channels and a quarter turn back again whereby they may aline with each other, and means for carrying the type through the respective grooves when alined with each other.

17. The combination of a set of typeholders, a set of individual gates therefor adapted to turn about parallel individual axes and provide a common channel extending crosswise the gates, and means for holding a chase in alinement with said common channel.

l8. The combination of a series of type holders, a series of individual gates therefor mounted on axes located side by side and adapted to aline to provide a common type channel, and means for holding a channeled chase with one of its channels in alinement with said common type channel.

19. The combination of a series of type holders, a series of individual gates having grooves, said grooves being adapted to aline with the typeholders or aline with each other to make a common channel, a rotative channeled segment adapted to be held inregistration with said common channel, and means for moving said segment step by step to present a fresh channel thereof.

:20. The combination of a series of typeholders, made by parallel overhanging rails, a series of individual gates, each gate being provided with an undercut groove adapted to aline with the space between adjacent rails or be turned to aline with a delivery channel provided by the grooves of the other gates, and a channeled typeholder alining ith said delivery channel.

21. The combination of a series of typeholders, a series of individual gates there for, each adapted to make a quarter turn in one direction to receive a single type and back to form a portion of a common delivery channel, and means for transversely feeding the type in such channel.

22. The combination of a planary series of type holding channels, a series of individual gates each adapted to make a quarter turn in said plane to aline with the corresponding channel or aline with each other forming a common channel transversely of the gates, a holding device mounted on an axis, and a channeled segment removably mounted on said holding device and adapted to have its channels successively aline with said common channel.

28. The combination of a planar-y series of upright typeholding channels, a series of individual gates below the respective channels and each provided with a head having a groove, and means for giving said gates a quarter turn in said plane whereby their grooves may aline with the respective channels or with each other to providea common delivery channel, a rotatable device, and a channeled member mounted thereon and having parallel typeholders which may be caused. to successively aline with said de livery channel.

24. The combination with a series of parallel overhanging rails providing type channels, of a series of coacting gates, each having an undercut groove, means for giving said gates a quarter turn whereby they may aline with the respective type channels and a quarter turn back again whereby they may aline with each other, means for transportmg the type along the common channel thus provided, and means for holding and transversely feeding a channeled receiver for the delivered type.

25. The combination of a type channel, a gate at the end thereof having a type-way, a bar having two tongues adapted to engage the gate at two different points and turn it a quarter turn when the bar is moved in one direction, and a quarter of a turn in the op posite direction when the bar is oppositely moved, and a finger key connected. with said bar.

26. The combination of a channel, a grooved gate at the end thereof mounted on an axis and comprising a head and a shank, a bar adapted to turn said gate a quarter of a turn in one direction or the other according to the movement of the bar, said bar being adapted to engage shoulders provided by notches formed in said shank, and a key for moving the bar.

27. The combination, with a type channel, of an oscillatory head adapted to form a gate therefor, and having two differently positioned engageable faces, and a bar having two differently positioned tongues one of which is adapted on one movement of the bar to shove against one of said faces, and the other of which is adapted on the opposite movement of the bar to pull against the other face, whereby the head may be turned first one way and the other by operation of the bar.

28. The combination, with a type channel, on an oscillatable head adapted to form a gate therefor, and a two-tongued bar adapted on one movement to shove against the gate and in the opposite movement pull against it, whereby the head may be turned first one way and then the other.

29. The combination, with a type channel of a gate having a head and mounted to turn on an axis, of a shank for the head having two flattened faces, and a bar provided with two tongues adapted to coact with said faces to turn the gate in opposite directions and to lock it in either set position.

30. The combination with a type channel of a gate mounted to turn on an aXis, said gate having two flattened faces providing shoulders, an operating bar having two tongues coacting with said shoulders from opposite directions, and means for operating said bar to turn the gate and then to lock it in desired position.

31. The combination of a series of upright type channels, a series of gates at the lower ends thereof respectively, a series of key levers, a series of bars for ope *ating the re spective gates, and a shiftable shift device between the key levers and raising bars.

32. The combination of type channels, gates at the ends thereof, key levers, bars for operating the gates, said bars each having two tongues one adapted to shove on the gate and the other to pull thereon, whereby it may be turned in one direction when the key is depressed and in the opposite direction when the key is returned, and a shift device between the key levers and operating bars.

33. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates therefor, a series of bars for operating the successive gates, said bars having differently placed lugs, a series of key levers, and shiftable distance pieces adapted to be positioned between the key levers and either set of lugs.

The combination, with a series of type holders, a series of individual gates each adapted to receive type from the corresponding holder and be moved to turn such type on itself without transporting it out of its plane to form a portion of a common delivery channel, keys, mechanism operated thereby for controlling said gates, and mechanism for simultaneously controlling the discharge of type intothe gates.

-The combination with a series of type channels side by side,'a series of individiial gates for-the respective channels, each gate consisting of a head having a groove, said head being adapted to make a quarter turn, bars for so turning the respective heads, a keyboard for operating the respective bars, and means for controlling the discharge from the channels into the respective heads also controlled from the keyboard.

36. The combination of type channels, gates for closing the ends thereof, key levers, bars for operating the gates, and a universal bar rocked by the various operating bars and controlling the discharge into the gates.

37. The combination of a series of type channels side by side, a series of gates therefor consisting each of an oscillatable head having a groove, a series of operating bars for the respective heads each having two tongues adapted to coact with two differently placed shoulders on the gate, mechanism for controlling the discharge from the channels into the respective gates, and a universal bar operated by the various raising bars and controlling the last mentioned mechanism.

88. The combination of a series of upright parallel typeholders, a series of individual gates at the lower ends of said holders adapted to aline with the various holders or be turned to provide a continuous transverse delivery channel, each'gate having two flattened faces differently positioned, a series of bars one for each gate, each bar having two tongues coacting with the respective faces of the gates, a universal bar operated by the various raising bars, discharge controlling means for the series of typeholders operated by said universal bar, and finger keys and key levers operating the raising bars,

39. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates therefor adapted to coact with the respective type channels or be turned to coact with each other to provide a continuous passageway, key mechanism for operating said gates, and an interlocking device for said key mechanism.

40. The combination of series of type channels, a series of individual gates therefor adapted to coact with the respective channels or be turned to coact with each other to provide a continuous passageway, key levers, a series of bars operated by the respective key levers and operating the respective gates, and an interlocking device for the key levers.

41. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates therefor adapted to coact with the respective channels or be turned to coact with each other to provide a continuous passageway, key levers, mechanism controlled thereby for operating said gates. and a series of rocking plates extending transversely of the key levers and having an aggregate space between them adapted to accommodate only one lever.

42. The combination, with a series of type channels, of a series of individual. gates therefor, a series of key levers, mechanism between the key levers and the gates whereby the cperation of a key lever rocks the corresponding gate, and a series of plates set in a row transversely of the key levers beneath them, said plates being pivoted adjacent their lower ends and having beveled corners at their upper ends and having an aggregate space between the series of plates adapted to accommodate one key lever only.

The combination of a series of typeholders, a series of individual gates at the ends thereof having grooves adapted to aline with the holders or be turned to form a continuous horizontal groove, and an air blast device for transporting type along said groove, said air blast having branch pipes discharging at various points in front of the type channel in the general direction of its length and toward its discharge end.

ll. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates at the ends thereof, and controlling means extend ing transversely of the channels and adapted to stop the type passing from the various channels into the gates.

45. The combination of a series of upright type channels side by side, a series of individual gates therefor, each consisting of a head having a diametric groove and adapted to be given a quarter turn to cause said groove to aline with the channel or the grooves of the various heads to aline with each other and make a delivery-channel, and means adapted to support the column of type until the gate has turned sufficiently to itself support the column.

46. The combination of a series of type channels side by side, a series of individual gates for controlling the discharge thereof, each gate consisting of a head having a groove, said head being mounted to turn on an axis in one direction and then turn back again, a series of key levers for operating the respective gates, a universal bar and means operated thereby to stop the type.

47. The combination of a series of upright type channels side by side, a series of indi vidual gates for controlling the discharge thereof, each gate consisting of a head having a groove, said head being mounted to turn ninety degrees in one direction and then back again, a series of key levers, a universal bar operated by said key levers, a member stopping the type passing into the gates, a connection between the universal bar and said member, and a series of individual raising bars between the key levers and the respective gates.

48. The combination of a series of type channels, a series of individual gates at the ends thereof, each gate consisting of a head mounted to turn on an axis and provided with a typeway adapted to aline with the corresponding channel or aline with the way of the adjacent gate to provide a delivery channel, and an apron adapted to engage the next to the endmost type in the various channels to allow only the endmost type to pass into any operated gate.

49. The combination of a series of type upright channels, a series of individual gates at the lower ends thereof, each gate consisting of a head mounted to turn on an axis and provided with a typeway adapted to aline with the corresponding channel or aline with the way of the adjacent gate to provide a delivery channel, an apron adapted to engage the next to the bottom type in the various channels to allow only the bottom type to drop into any operated gate, a series of key levers, a series of raising bars connecting the key levers with the respective gates, and a universal bar operated by the raising bars and operating the apron mentioned.

50. The combination of a series of channels side by side, a series of individual gates at the lower ends thereof, each gate compris ing a head mounted on an axis and provided with a groove adapted to aline with the respective channel above it or with the grooves of adjacent heads providing thereby a delivery channel, a series of key levers, a series of raising bars therefor connected with the respective gates, a universal bar operated by the respective raising bars, and an apron operated by the universal bar and acting to engage the next to the bottom type in the various channels when a key lever is actuated.

51. The combination, with a type channel, of 'an oscillatory gate therefor having two flattened faces at an angle to each other, and an operating bar having two tongues adapted respectively to lie alongside of said faces and lock the gate in either of two po-- sitions according to the position of the bar.

The combination, with a type holder, of a gate therefor provided with two flat tened faces, an operating bar having two tongues one beyond the other and out of alinement, said tongues being adapted to act from opposite directions against said flattened faces respectively. I

The combination, with a type channel, of an oscillatory gate therefor having two flattened faces located at right angles to each other, and out of the same circumferential plane, and an operating bar having two oppositely facing shoulders out of alinement and adapted to act against the respective flat faces.

54. The combination, with a type holder, of a gate therefor having an axial shank, said shank being provided with two flattened faces at an angle to each other, and a, bar lying alongside of said shank and having two tongues each of which is adapted to engage one of the flattened faces when the other tongue is out of engagement with the other face.

55. The combination, with a type holder, of an oscillatory gate therefor having a shank mounted in a bearing, said shank being provided with two flattened faces in planes which are parallel with its axis and at an angle to each other, and a flat bar having two tongues positioned to coact with the respective fiat faces, one of said tongues extending away from the bar and the other tongue being so carried that in effect it extends toward the bar.

56. The combination, with a type holder, of an oscillatory gate therefor having a shank mounted in a bearing, said shank being provided with two flattened faces in planes which are parallel with its axis and at right angles to each other, a flat bar having two tongues positioned to coact from opposite directions with the respective flat faces, one of said tongues extending directly from the end of the bar and the other tongue being carried on the inner side of a longer extension from the end of the bar, and a finger key mechanism for moving said bar longitudinally thereof.

57. The combination, with a type channel, of an oscillatory gate therefor, and a bar having a sliding engagement with the gate and adapted to turn it in either direction and lock it when turned.

58. The combination of an oscillatory gate having two flattened faces, and a movable bar adapted in one direction of movement to shove against one face and then slide across that face thereby turning and locking the gate and in the other direction directions against the respective flattened faces and then move across such face to lock the gate.

60. The combination, with a type channel, of an oscillatory gate therefor provided with a shank having two flattened faces, a flat bar extending across the shank at one side thereof and having two shoulders adapted to shove on the respective faces alternately in opposite directions according to the alternate movements of the bar, said bar in each case being adapted to continue its movement to carry a portion of the bar into position parallel with the corresponding turned flattened face and thereby lock the gate, and a key lever adapted to control the movement of the bar alternately in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY G. OSBORN.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. BATES, Gno. T. TRUNDLE.

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